Canning device



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` Application-filed april 26, 15722.` Serial No. 556,795

To all'wwm` it may concern.' n

Be it known that we, iGNATrUs KANGA- nonn, a citizen of the UnitedStatement linoronn PECORARO, subject vof the King of italy, andresidents of San 'Jose, county of VSanta Clarafand State ofCalifOrnia,have invented la new 2 and useful Ganning vDevice, of whichfthefollowing 1s a specification.

' Y The present invention relates in general to the canning industryiandhas reference more particularlyto a device facilitating the canning orpackingrrof-fnod products, such -as vegetables, especially string beans,asparagus or the like, which for thepurpose of convenien'ce in canningaswell as -to offer an appetizing commodity, are usually packed in a can`in upstanding positionwiththe V- pieces arranged substantially parallelto one Vdevice to the can.

another. Y -Y The primary object of the invention'is to provide a devicefor packing such acommodity as above mentioned in the can in aconvenient and practicable manner without inutilating the saine orotherwise taking away from its attractive appearance when the can isopened for use.

A further object of the invention is toproduce a device which may becheaply manu- A factured and conveniently used and oering a meanswhereby the commodity may be packed in the canV without requiring anunusual amount of skill on the partof the operator. l Y Y The inventionpossesses other featur'es which will clearly appear as the descriptionnow proceeds with reference to the illustrative embodiment of the deviceVas shown in the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a view in endelevation of the device; Figure 2 is Y VaV similar view` showing theliiandle and the plate carried thereby as ele-` vated; Figure 3`is aview in side elevation of the device and Figure 4 is a viewrin sideelevation of the device as placed over a can for transferring Referringnow to the drawing in detail the device in its preferred form comprisesa cylinder (l) formed of relatively light sheet metal of the desiredlength and having a di;`

Y ameter of substantially that of a can into appear.

Y which the commodity to be canned is transferred from the device aswill vhereinafter The cylinder (l) more specifically embodies an opensided structure with the open-v tending the length of the cylinder.jected at an obtuse anglelto the cylinder on the commodity from the ingtherein as best shown in Figure 2, ex-

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one side thereof is a forkedbracket or the like (2), the forks thereof,which are two in number, being` arranged parallel and made to receivebetweenthem one end of ahandle or lever (3) with an opening inthe end ofthe handle made to register with openings in the two forks of thebracket so that a screw,

holt, rivet, or the like (4) maybe passed Y'throug'rh the registeringopening to pivotally connectv the handle to the bracket, leaving thesame free to be pivotally moved relatively thereto. The handle isarranged transversely of the cylinder and adapted toV be moved radiallythereof and providing a suitable mounting and manipulating meniber for aplate (6) which is curved to correspond to the curvature of thecircumference of the vcylinder and with the plate further made of adimension to occupy the `opening in the side of the cylinder as bestshown in Figure l. The longitudinal edges of the plate (6) as well asthe edges of the opening in the cylinder are bevelled to make apositivefit between the plate and the openings in the cylinder. Extending alongthe sides of the opening in the cylinder are curved guide plates (7) and(8). Each of the plates are slotted as at (9), to receive the handle inorder to align the plate (6) with the opening in the cylinder. Thecurved guide plates (7) and (S) are curved to correspond to the path ofthe plate as best shown in Figure 2 when the plate is moved to and fromthe opening in the cylinder, in fact the bevelled edges of the platehave a slight wiping contact with the inside surface of both platesl(7)and (8) so as to preventany particle of the commodity being crushedbetween the inside surface of the plates (7) and (8) and the edges ofthe plate (6). Y s

The handle (3) is extended and preferably bent to provide a-convenienthand grip so that the operator may manipulate the device withoutdiiiiculty.

Considering the device to be used for packing or canning string beans,the beans are placed in the device through the opening in the side ofthe cylinder when the plate (6) is raised and the beans arranged inparallel relation to one another, a sufficient limi hand of the operatorand brought down so that the plate (6) Ywill impart a preseure tothe'beans to pack them .in the cylinder. A

knife ifs tlien need to eut the beans n'cti'ud- Y ing`V beyond the openends ci the cylinder and a the operator then places the device over theOpen end of a can (A). The diameter of the cylinder may beolfsubstantially the diameter 0l' the can but preferably slightly lessso that the end oit-the cylinder telescopes with the VOpenend of the canWit-li the teleeeoping action liinited by Vtbe bands (10) and (ll)adjacent opposite ends of the cyl- -inder and acting' as zibntinente. ltmakes no diiierence which end et the cylinder is placed over the openend of the can. lflflien the cylinder has been placed over the open endof the can as Shown inv Figure l and as Just described, a yarring actionimposed on the can by lifting it up and dropping' it down Yen the tableortlie like will transiter the beans from the cylinder into the can,wliereupon the ordinary lldinay be plaed over v the can and tbe beansthus packed therein.

The device may then be used incr repeating the operation. Y

We claim: i

A device of the class described cemprising an open ended cylinder; saidcylinder also having` an opening in its side and adapted to receive acommodity to becanned7 lever pivoted transversely of the cylinder, and acurved plate carried by the handle i adapted to occupy the space theopen side 01: the cylinder,l the curve of eaid plate corresponding"tethe curvetureo the Cylinder jto complete Ythecireumfperennethereof andVcurved guideplates along the sides of the opening in thecylinderliavingslots tev receive the handle which carriestheplzite to align theplate with Vtbe opening` in the cylinder, said guideplates being curvedto cerrespond to tbe-path of the plete when moved to and from theopening inl the cylinder. IGNATIUS RANCADOBE, LEOPOLD PECORARQV

